Chapter 372 Chapter Three

Hou Xibai said in a deep voice: "This kind of poison comes from my 'Book of Five Poisons'. In terms of toxicity, it is incomparably worse than other poisons listed in the book. It can only have effects on one kind of person." Xu Ziling asked in surprise, "Who is it?" Hou Xibai said: "People who don't know martial arts and have weak constitutions are especially effective on women. Those who are poisoned will be greatly reduced in their ability to fight diseases due to disorders of meridian qi." Only then did Xu Ziling understand why Hou Xibai accused Yang Xuyan of being mean.All because the poison he refined was used to deal with weak women who had no martial arts.Hou Xibai has always cherished flowers, so of course he couldn't see them.

As Shi Feixuan said, Hou Xibai is a heterogeneous species in the Demon Sect. Although good and evil are a bit indistinguishable, his love for women comes from the heart, and his words and deeds match. He pondered: "This kind of poison powder must have some very unique properties, otherwise it would not be worthy of being included in your school's 'Book of Five Poisons'." Hou Xibai praised: "Zi Ling's guess is right. Regardless of any poison, the poisoned person will show some symptoms after being poisoned, but this powder is not only colorless and tasteless, but also because it only affects people's health indirectly. The process is long and slow, so even a top-notch doctor can't detect that the patient is poisoned. Alas! I just don't know who Yang Xuyan wants to harm?"

Xu Ziling smiled wryly: "Unless Yang Luyan is arrested and tortured, I'm afraid we will never know the answer." Hou Xibai suddenly asked: "Have you heard of Yang Wengan from Jingzhaolian?" Xu Ziling almost blurted out and said, "I almost fought with him", but since this would reveal his identity as "Yue Shan", he just nodded to show that he had heard it. Hou Xibai said: "If my predictions are correct, Yang Wengan and Yang Xuyan should belong to the same royal family of the old dynasty. On the surface, they seem to be on the same side with Yang Xuyan and build a princeling party of 10,000, but in fact they are secretly plotting against Yang Xuyan. .”

Xu Ziling agreed with his analysis, but because it was not appropriate to stay for too long, he said, "Can we make an appointment to meet again, and then study how to grab the seal from Yang Xuyan?" Hou Xibai understood his situation, and discussed how to contact him. Xu Ziling left in a hurry, and after leaving a secret note for Kou Dan in the city, he returned to Xingchanglong, East City. Waiting for his return. After Xu Ziling explained the process of meeting Li Yuan during the day, Bu Jieqi said: "We always thought that Feng Deyi was Li Jiancheng's person, but from how he defended Mr. Mo, the inside story is quite intriguing. We must tell Duan Just report to the general."

Buting was most concerned about Xing Changlong, and asked, "Did the emperor mention Xing Changlong?" Xu Ziling shook his head honestly, and said: "The emperor just asked about some personnel related to this place because I am from Bashu!" Tian Santang said in a deep voice: "From my point of view, Feng Deyi just wants to take care of Mr. Mo. From this perspective, he may still be working for Li Jiancheng." Xu Ziling shook his head and said, "Before meeting the emperor, I had already expressed my loyalty to Xingchanglong to him, but Mr. Feng still let me see the emperor through needles, as if he wanted to make people from Li Jiancheng's side dare not mess with me again, so it should be blamed. It's just as Tian Ye imagined."

Bu Jie, Buting and others were moved by this, and greatly appreciated Xu Ziling's "loyalty". Although Xingchanglong could give Xu Ziling huge profits, Feng Deyi could give Xu Ziling the most attractive power in addition to wealth.But Xu Ziling was not moved by it, showing a rare and rare integrity. After this confession, the atmosphere immediately turned into harmony, and all doubts disappeared. Bu Jie happily said: "Let's go to Shanglin Garden to have a good night's fun, so that Teacher Mo can enjoy the romance of Chang'an." Xiao Xiuming and Xie Jiarong booed loudly.

Xu Ziling knew that it would be unreasonable to refuse any more, so he reluctantly agreed. Tian Santang is obviously a veteran of the Fengyue Field, and said with a smile: "Second uncle, you'd better book the most beautiful red aunt in Shanglinyuan, otherwise, if we are compared to the lady of Sanhualou in Chengdu, we will lose our face." When it comes to this matter, men are extraordinarily relaxed and unrestrained, Bu Jie said proudly: "I, Bu Jie, dare to pat my chest to ensure that Teacher Mo will be satisfied." Buting said leisurely and fascinated: "I heard that Shang Xiufang lives in Shanglinyuan, if you can invite her to sing a song, you will have no regrets in this life."

Bu Jie said with a look of embarrassment: "Shang Xiufang's status is aloof, I'm afraid only King Qin can invite her to move." Tian Sandang said: "Even if you can get her to move, don't think about it. No beauty in Chang'an city wants to kiss Fangze. In this troubled time, we should never do such taboo behavior." When talking about the other two accompanying ministers besides Pei Ji and Feng Deyi when they met Li Yuan, after Xu Ziling described their appearance, Bu Jie said: "Of course the one called Shu Da is Chen Shu Da, the fat man must be Xiao Yu, and the fat man Xiao is Yang Guang's wife-in-law was already a close friend of the emperor in the old Sui Dynasty. Except for Liu Wenjing, Mr. Mo met the few closest officials who had the closest relationship with the emperor."

Suddenly someone came to report: Duan Zhixuan is here. Everyone was astonished, Duan Zhixuan hurried in and said, "King Qin wants to meet Junior Brother Ting and Teacher Mo." Xu Ziling's spine felt chills immediately, could he hide from Li Shimin's sharp eyes? After listening to Kou Zhong's "nonsense" to Zhang Xiyu, Li Jiancheng's expression darkened immediately. He said coldly: "How sure is Mr. Mo that he can cure your empress?" Kou Zhong secretly scolded Li Jiancheng for his coldness and warmth, and said in his heart: "I am not even half sure, what can you do with my fart, Jiancheng?" Get rid of the disease and never have any future troubles. "

Chang He asked with concern: "How long will it take for Mr. Mo to make the elixir?" Kou Chen only thought about how to get Jing Zhongyue back quickly and then ran away, and said casually: "I will first go to the herbal medicine shop in the city to see if there are any ready-made good ones. If there is any shortage, I will go to Zhongnanshan It will take about two days to go digging!" Li Jiancheng looked a little relieved, at this time Feng Liben winked at him, Li Jiancheng showed a sly smile and said: "This matter will be left to General Chang, and I will try my best to assist and facilitate Mr. Mo. There is not much time. Mr. Lao Mo Already!"

Chang He's face immediately changed, these words are like saying that if Kou Zhong fails to refine the elixir, or if the elixir is ineffective, even Chang He should be held responsible. Kou Zhong's face also changed at the same time, fortunately there was a mask to cover it.He has been in the arena since he was a child, never doing anything that harms others, and he puts loyalty first in everything.If he just slipped away, not only would Chang He lose Wusha, but the Sha family would also be implicated. How could he have the heart to do such a thing? Accompanied by Duan Zhixuan and Buting, Xu Ziling finally had the opportunity to pass through the gate of Suzaku and enter the imperial city. Walking on Chengtianmen Street, also known as "Tianjie", which runs through Suzaku and Chengtian gates, there are many government offices on both sides. On the left are Taichang Temple, Taipu Temple, Shangshu Sheng, Zuo Wuwei, and Menxia Foreign Province; Honglu Temple, Zongzheng Temple, Youlingjunwei, Sinong Temple, Youwuwei, Zhongshuwaixing, etc.Each building has its own characteristics, and they form a scene of majesty and majesty, neatly planned and magnificent. The Taiji Hall protrudes from the top of the city wall. In the vast white snow, it is even more majestic, representing the pinnacle of the power of the Tang Dynasty. Stop riding and enter the east-west square that separates the palace city from the imperial city, and a group of people and horses come slowly from the Chongming Gate of the East Palace.Due to the critical moment, Li Yuan's special ministers will be able to jog around the imperial city, so as not to waste manpower time. Duan Zhixuan looked away, and saluted, "So it's General Chang He." Xu Ziling also took a good look, and almost fell off the horse, because he recognized Kou Zhong's ugly face at a glance. Kou Zhong never expected to meet Xu Ziling, Gong Chenchun, at the crossing square between the palace city and the imperial city. Chang He led Kou Zhong and his personal guards to stop in front of Duan Zhixuan's horse, and saluted, "Hello, General Duan!" Duan Zhixuan shifted his gaze to Kou Zhong's ugly face, and said with a smile, "Who is this?" Kou Zhong seized the opportunity and said: "The villain should not be single-minded, he has learned from his father that he has learned medicine from generation to generation." Bu Ting was startled when he heard the words, and looked at Xu Ziling, Xu Ziling knew something was wrong: "If Bu Ting is surprised because he is exactly the same as the father's name that Kou Zhong falsely reported, it will be no wonder that Chang He and Duan Zhixuan don't doubt it." Buting smiled slightly and shook his head slightly, telling him that he didn't need to say anything. There are many people with the same name and surname in the world, and this "unintentional person" like Buting will not be suspicious of it. Chang Hezheng was worried about Kou Zhong's unborn panacea, and he didn't want Kou Zhong to reveal too many things to the people in Qin Palace, so he said: "The last general has something important to do, General Duan invites you!" He rode away, but Kou Zhong didn't even dare to give Xu Ziling a wink, and chased after him. Duan Zhixuan watched them gallop towards Suzaku Gate, and murmured: "In order to cure my mother's strange disease, we have exhausted all magic weapons, alas!" Xu Ziling's heart was shocked, he guessed who Yang Xuyan's target was and why he did this. Kou Zhong followed Chang He out of Suzaku Gate like a wandering soul, and Chang He reined in his horse and said, "There is a street in West Market that sells mountain herbs and patented medicines. There are all kinds of goods. The medicine that Mr. Mo wants to collect in Zhongnan Mountain may also be sold there. I don't know what kind of herbal medicine it is?" Kou Zhong secretly called for help, he didn’t know anything about mountain herbs, he could make up a name for the main medicine of Zhongnan Mountain that he invented, but the other medicines couldn’t just say what he said, first of all, the owner of the herbal medicine shop would be the first to see through that he was a counterfeit .What's more unfortunate is that he can't even name a herbal medicine. At this critical moment, someone among the passers-by on the street waved intentionally, Kou Zhong immediately felt the sensation, looked at that person, was overjoyed at once, and raised his voice: "Whether West Market is going west, let's talk as we go, Please, General Chang." Up to this moment, Chang He hadn't noticed any weakness in him, so of course he wouldn't be suspicious, so he rode his horse and turned right, joining the crowd of vehicles and horses on Guangming Avenue, which runs through the two gates from east to west. Out of the corner of his eye, Kou Zhong noticed that Lei Jiufinger was secretly following him, he deliberately slowed down the speed of the horse, and thought bitterly: "This time, I will treat Madam Zhang's upper fever and lower cold disease, I will definitely show some skills. It takes a few doses of medicine to cure the mother's illness. Therefore, you must find a quiet place to think carefully before prescribing the medicine. If the pharmacy in Xishi has all the herbs, it will save time and effort. Hey! The villain has a quirk, That is, when deliberating on diseases and prescriptions, one must be alone." Chang He said with a smile: "This is easy, if you come to my little brother's house, Mr. Mo can be as quiet as he wants." Kou Zhong cursed inwardly, Chang He made it clear that from now until he cultivated the 'elixir', he would never leave him a half step. Not to mention that he can't bear to harm Chang He, even if he is cruel, it's not easy to escape, unless he tries his best to expose his identity and do a big job, but Yang Gong's treasure is about to be declared dead. His luck couldn't be worse, and he almost cried a lot to vent his resentment. Fortunately, there is still Lei Jiuzhi, the savior who brought him back from desperation, but can delay some time.He hurriedly said: "Before the tranquility, there must be some excitement to cheer up the spirit. That's why I said it's a quirk. I wonder which restaurant is the most famous in Chang'an?" Chang Heru said: "Of course, Beili is the busiest at night. Shanglinyuan, Mingtangwo, Liufu Gambling Hall, Xiaochunyuan and other brothels and gambling halls are all concentrated there. During the day, the east and west cities are the most recommended. When talking about dishes, the The Fuju Building, known as the first floor of the West Market, ranks first, and the view is also good, and the table on the east side of the third floor can have a panoramic view of the Yuema Bridge and Yong'an Canal.” Hearing the words "Yuema Bridge", Kou Zhong's eyes immediately lit up, and he almost forgot about the difficult situation he was engraving. The snow powder finally stopped, but the entire Guangming Avenue and the houses on both sides had already turned into a white world. Lei Jiuzhi, who was following secretly by the side, with a pair of spiritual ears, understood what he was listening to. At this time, he turned into the side street and rushed towards Fuju Building first, so as to cheat Kou Zhong, a fake genius doctor. Duan Zhixuan, Xu Ziling and Buting sat down in a hall called Xuxuan Courtyard in the East Garden of Yeting Palace, drinking the tea served by the maid. This courtyard should be the place where Li Shimin loves to linger and rest. The scenery is excellent. Outside the door is the artificial lake of Jingxu Pond. There is a hexagonal pavilion in the center of the lake, which leads to the gate of the courtyard. It's a pity that Xu Ziling's love will be discovered by Li Shimin, so he has no intention of admiring it. Duan Zhixuan chatted with the two without saying a word.Suddenly someone entered the hall, Buting thought it was King Qin, so he stood up quickly. Xu Ziling had already seen that it was not Li Shimin who came, but since the "master" stood up, he also stood up and saluted. The visitor was dressed as a Confucian scholar, in his thirties, with a gentle appearance, but Xu Ziling saw right away that the other person was a master of martial arts. The man came up to the three of them, saluted and said with a smile: "Hou Junji met Brother Bu and Brother Mo, the King of Qin had an urgent matter to see the Emperor, so he asked my younger brother to come to apologize to the two of you, and we will arrange a meeting at another day. " Xu Ziling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but Buting couldn't hide his disappointment. After sitting down, Duan Zhixuan frowned and said, "What's so urgent?" Hou Junji sighed: "Isn't it the case that the crown prince recruited Turkic masters to join the Changlin army? The Eastern Turkic Jieli Khan's ambitions for our Central Plains are known all over the world. It is already unwise to use the Turks recruited by Dazhi as his personal guards, so that the king of Qin will have to speak forcefully to the emperor to lure wolves into the house." He also said: "This group of nearly 300 Turkic masters has been in Beijing for more than a month, and it was only this morning that the documents were officially handed over to the province. After hearing the news, King Qin immediately went to see the emperor. It is a last resort. Please brother Bu and brother Mo Forgive me." Buting hastily expressed his understanding and indifference.As long as the King of Qin is willing to meet him, it is a matter of honor to him, and he has no right to care about Li Shimin's failure to make an appointment, let alone dare to care about it. Hou Junji was obviously busy with work, so he got up to see off the guests immediately. When he stepped out of the gate of Yeting Palace, Xu Ziling only hoped that he would never have to come back.But he also knows that an ugly woman must see her husband, and if Li Shimin sees it through, Kou Zhong's treasure hunting plan will definitely come to an end. The Yong'an Canal is connected to the Weishui River in the north. It is the largest artificial canal running through the north and south of Chang'an City, and the most important water system in the city. The Yuema Bridge spans over it, and the body of the bridge is built with exquisitely carved stones like a rainbow-like arch with a span of more than ten feet. Two small bases are built on each shoulder, which is not only good for drainage, but also can reduce the burden of the big arch. The ingenious cooperation makes the bridge body light and beautiful, with gentle slopes and excellent shape. The stone railings on the bridge are engraved with bas-reliefs of cloud and dragon patterns, and the six pillars in the middle are different from other pillars. They are six stone dragon heads overlooking the bridge, silently watching the river and boats flowing under the bridge. unique. Kou Zhong tightly held the life-saving prescription that Lei Jiuzhi gave him when he passed by just now, and stared down from the east seat on the third floor of Fuju Building, looking down at this unique style building through the window without blinking. big stone bridge. Jingyao Street, which stands side by side with Yong'an Canal, is full of people and vehicles, and the Yuema Bridge is surrounded by luxurious mansions of rich and powerful families with many courtyards.Even if Yang Gong's treasure is at the bottom of the bridge, it is really not easy to transport a large number of precious weapons from such a densely populated place. There are city guards on both sides of the bridge, which greatly increases the difficulty of finding the treasure. Chang He, who was at the side, thought that he was thinking hard about the problem of the elixir and didn't dare to disturb him, but he didn't know that such a thing was turning in his head. The rest of the entourage sat at a nearby table.During this lunch time, the Fuju Building with the best view is full of seats, only two or three tables are vacant, because the reserved guests have not yet arrived. Kou Zhong couldn't help sighing. Chang He was very nervous and asked, "Did Mr. Mo encounter difficulties?" Kou Zhong woke up startled, he stopped staring at the Yuema Bridge, and said in a low voice: "I want to go to the latrine for a while, will General Chang accompany me?" Chang He was very embarrassed, his old face was slightly red, and he smiled wryly: "Mr. Mo really knows how to joke. The young general is only nervous because of His Royal Highness's life, Mr. Mo please!" Just as Kou Zhong wanted to stand up, a group of people climbed the stairs and entered the hall. The first person was tall and straight, wearing a tailored dark blue samurai uniform with white lace, a white sheepskin robe, and a long knife on his back. This gentleman is only twenty-five or sixteen years old, with a healthy blush on his white, girlish and delicate face, and his shiny black hair tied in a bun with a white scarf. His slender eyes had a frighteningly deep and serious light, so sharp that they seemed to be able to penetrate the reality of any opponent. Although he was dressed as a Han, Kou Zhong knew at the first glance that he was a Turkic, and he must have used the "Kuangsha Saber Technique" to win the same name as Ba Fenghan's young master Da Zhi.Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived in Chang'an, I met him in this situation. I wonder if the enemy's road is narrow?